• Members 932 posts
    May 5, 2024, 7:24 a.m.

    Nice addition to your project, I like the way they depicted the water.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 5, 2024, 7:26 a.m.

    You captured the moment well.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 5, 2024, 7:35 a.m.

    This one is my pick, I love bluebells too.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 5, 2024, 7:38 a.m.

    You did not break any eggs there, did you 😉. The weather is not very nice.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 5, 2024, 7:47 a.m.

    The great victory statue. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's (the father of the Turks) profile can be seen on the panel. The face of the figure is heavily influenced by his appearance too.
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    JPG, 1.9 MB, uploaded by Daneland on May 5, 2024.

  • Members 390 posts
    May 5, 2024, 3:53 p.m.

    In place like this i’d be constantly looking over my shoulder...

  • Members 390 posts
    May 5, 2024, 4 p.m.

    Those fresh green colours and shades in spring, magical. Well conveyed by photos.

  • Members 667 posts
    May 5, 2024, 4:05 p.m.

    Very dramatic pose. We just visited Bitola in N Macedonia where Ataturk completed his military training. Part of the museum there was dedicated to him. P_20240502_152619.jpg
    Bitola street scene.

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    JPG, 5.6 MB, uploaded by Woodsider79 on May 5, 2024.

  • Members 667 posts
    May 5, 2024, 4:14 p.m.

    EM5 still is a splendid little camera 😁. I wonder occasionally if I should upgrade, but it works well for me and is light to carry on a belt pouch up mountains.

    The tunnels under cities are fascinating. Definitely creepy.

  • Members 1807 posts
    May 5, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

    Mine was the Mk 1 version, which never presented the problems it it was supposed to have (shutter shock), It was getting a bit worn out. Yes, it was good for hiking.

  • Members 939 posts
    May 6, 2024, 8:23 a.m.

    Ataturk was a fascinating character. The panel shows a very stylish profile and makes a dramatic piece of art regardless of who the subject is.

  • Members 939 posts
    May 6, 2024, 8:25 a.m.

    I loved the silver EM5 I had but my favourite was my EM5-2 Titanium. It was a thing of utter beauty.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 7, 2024, 8:17 p.m.

    Yes, Bitola was called Manastir (both mean monastery) during Ottoman rule, the school was a military high school.

  • Members 932 posts
    May 7, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

    Yes, he was. He died very young; he was only 57 when he passed away. He was a very heavy drinker, his liver couldn't handle it. He died of cirrhosis. I don't know, but if he had lived another 20 years (until the 1960s), Turkey could have been different. He was extraordinary.

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    JPG, 173.8 KB, uploaded by Daneland on May 7, 2024.

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    JPG, 126.5 KB, uploaded by Daneland on May 7, 2024.